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The three friends were immediately handed three-month football bans by the police, which meant they couldn’t leave their homes when the Sky Blues were playing at home as they all live within a three-mile radius of the Ricoh Arena.

Howells and Sulley appeared at Wellingborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday when they were both fined but avoided being given a further football banning order.

Adam Howells runs on to the pitch holding a flare during Northampton Town vs Coventry City

Howells, 38, was fined £700 plus costs, while Sulley’s fine was £690 plus costs for entering the playing surface at the game without lawful excuse.

Thomas had appeared in court at an earlier hearing, where he was unrepresented, and was handed a three-year football banning order, as well as a fine and costs.

Speaking to the Telegraph today, Howells said: “It was great in a way that we got (what was happening at Coventry City) in to the news.

Paul Sulley runs on to the pitch during Northampton Town vs Coventry City match

“I was contacted by people from all over the country after it happened.

“But the financial penalty I now have, having spent £1,500 on legal help plus the fine, maybe we could have done it another way in hindsight.”

The fixture against Northampton on January 28 - which the Sky Blues lost 3-0 - was disrupted on a number of occasions as anti-Sisu sentiment spilled over from the travelling Sky Blue Army.

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The actions of Howells, Sulley and Thomas - plus other fans who also took to the field that day - saw them described by some as “heroes”, while others said “these people are not heroes, they are halfwits”.

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